'The deliveryman has arrived? Of all times when the red dress has been taken away? '
Han Fei stared at the door in the dark. Even through the thick wooden door, he could imagine the scene outside. A bloody deliveryman with a giant box of cadavers was leaning against the door.
'The lights in the room suddenly went off, so there should be something else inside the room other than the red dress. Should I open the door to let the deliveryman in?'
Han Fei had encountered the deliveryman in the Ziggurat but the difference between the cryptic world and the game was that Han Fei was not a helpless character in the game, he was already level 12.
'Oh well, it's better not to cause too much of a commotion. I'm just a new security guard who is afraid of ghost stories.'
The deliveryman purposely knocked on the door when the red dress was taken away. This explained many things. The scariest thing in Room 1044 should be the red dress, he only dared to knock on the door at this time.
"Is anyone home? Is anyone home? Is anyone home?! "
Creepy noises kept coming. The doorknob of Room 1044 was twisted and the sound of nails scratching against the door came from outside.
Han Fei retreated silently and hid behind the cupboard. He did not care whether it was useful or not. He put on the security vest and then shoved the flashlight into his pocket. He had already equipped himself with the necessary equipment.
The door shook more violently. After about 10 seconds, all the noises outside the room disappeared.
'They're gone?'
Han Fei's heart slowly relaxed. He was about to come out from behind the dresser when he saw the front door of the living room was pushed open a gap.
'Since there's no one home … then I'll leave the thing at your place!'
The strong stench of a corpse assaulted his nostrils. A bloody arm reached into the room and stuck to the pale wallpaper.
It was holding an empty cake box. It seemed like it was trying to enter the room but at that moment, there was the sound of running water from the bathroom. It sounded like the shower had been turned on.
Hearing this voice, the bloody arm slowly twisted.
The light was too dim for Han Fei to see clearly even with his good eyesight.
The front door was slowly pushed open but there was no one outside. Han Fei saw a large box that was leaking blood.
'The box is the deliveryman?'
Vaguely, there seemed to be something crawling out from the box. Like a poisonous snake, it quickly crawled on the ground and finally ran into the bedroom.
After delivering the item, the bloody arm behind the door tossed the empty cake box to the ground and slowly closed the door.
The door closed, as if nothing had happened.
"What did the deliveryman deliver when the homeowner wasn't home? That thing seems to be hidden in the bedroom. "
Before the sound of running water stopped, something else ran into the bedroom. If the red dress returned at night, Han Fei had a feeling he would not even survive the first night.
His brain was working at full speed, thinking about the things that he had neglected, but just as he was concentrating, the air seemed to suddenly become damp, and a faint stench floated into his nose. His fingers that touched the cabinet felt wet.
He looked up and saw something oozing out of the pale wall. It looked like a pale face that was crying.
The room was still the same, the arrangement of the furniture had not changed but it gave Han Fei a different feeling.
Everything seemed to be covered by something. There was a layer of hairy hair wriggling on the sofa. There seemed to be an eyeball slowly opening in the remaining water in the teacup. The food in the lunch box was rotting rapidly. There was a seal on it. The television that was supposed to be just a decoration vaguely showed a human figure.
There were many other similar changes. The room that was lit up and the room that was shrouded in darkness were two completely different places.
There was a rustling sound coming from the floorboards like several fingers were trying to pry something out. Han Fei was not mistaken, it was not the neighbors but something was sealed inside the floorboards.
Holding his arms before his body, Han Fei could feel something awakening in the darkness. All this was just a sign of its awakening.
"Pa!"
The curtains were suddenly blown open. The curtains fluttered and at the edge of the night, a human figure appeared.
Her hands were wrapped around Han Fei's neck. Her eyes were bulging out of their sockets and her lips were screaming soundlessly. Her vocal cords appeared to have been severed and her throat was filled with some kind of blood.
The curtains fell back and the figure disappeared. However, all the reflective objects in the room, including the windows, the television, the mirrors, the glasses, all of them had a human face on them.
Han Fei pressed on the flashlight but the flashlight malfunctioned, it could not be used.
He gripped the stick tightly and tried to move to the window.
The glass was full of cracks and the woman's face had disappeared again.
Han Fei approached carefully. Just as he was about to close the window, he felt a sudden push on his back!
His fingers gripped the windowsill tightly and Han Fei turned around to swing the stick behind him.
He did not hit anything but he could feel someone pushing him, someone was trying to push him down the stairs!
Han Fei hurried away from the window and returned to the cupboard. Just as he was considering whether he should return to the bedroom to help the deliveryman, the sound of running came from the corridor outside the room.
The key was shoved into the lock and the door was pushed open again. Brother Hua and Xiao Fang rushed into the room, panting heavily.
The moment they opened the door, the lights in the room suddenly came back on and all the abnormalities in the room disappeared.
Standing in the living room, Han Fei's freshly bandaged wounds started to bleed again. His face was pale like he had just woken up from a nightmare.
'You're back to normal?'
This strange scene attracted Han Fei's attention but he did not comment on it.
"Did you run into something? Why are you so scared? "Xiao Fang gasped for air. Noticing Han Fei's reaction, he asked casually.
"After you left, the deliveryman came to knock on the door. He opened the door without using the key. The empty cake box on the floor was delivered by him." Han Fei leaned against the sofa, he looked like he had been scared out of his wits.
"And then? That's all he delivered? "Brother Hua's reaction was more dramatic than Xiao Fang's, his pupils were twitching.
"I didn't get a good look but when the deliveryman opened the door, a black shadow crawled into the bedroom."
"Are you sure?" Brother Hua turned on the flashlight and dragged Xiao Fang into the bedroom. They inspected for a long time but found nothing out of the ordinary. "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Don't say that! We're going to sleep here tonight. "
"It's true." Han Fei did not dwell on the issue. "How are things on your side? Did everything go well? "
"When we arrived, the door to Room 1004 was open. I tossed the red dress into it and then closed the door." Xiao Fang gripped his chest. "If you really want me to cut that dress, I don't think I'll be able to do it."
"Hopefully, the dress won't return." Brother Hua glanced at his watch. "It's 1 am now. Let's take a break. There's another patrol at 3 am."
"You're going out at three in the morning?" Even Han Fei was shocked. Even if you wanted to die, there should be a limit.
"Other than us, there are other neighbors living here. If we're afraid, what about them?"
"If they're afraid, why don't they move away?" Han Fei said decisively. He had to persuade Brother Hua. If he did not go on patrol with them, he would be doomed if he stayed at this haunted house. If he went on patrol with them, he would be doomed as well.
"You have no empathy. Since you're a newbie, I'll let you go this time." Brother Hua was already tired. "I'll keep watch tonight. You and Xiao Fang should go get some sleep or else you won't be able to hold out until midnight."
"Brother, how can I possibly fall asleep? The red dress might return at night. I think it's better for the three of us to stay together. "Han Fei limped to the bedroom door." Let's all stay in the living room. "
"Okay." Brother Hua fetched the mattress from the bedroom and placed it on the living room floor. He waved for Xiao Fang to sit on it. "You're injured, go to sleep. We'll call you if there's anything."
Brother Hua acted like he was trustworthy but Han Fei could not trust him at all.
Even though he was lying on the sofa, Han Fei did not dare to go to sleep. He still had not completed a mission so he could not quit the game. If he died, he would really die.
His mind was filled with questions. Han Fei had no idea what to do next. He went through all the information about the Ziggurat and his surroundings became quiet.
Exhaustion washed over his body like waves. His head was heavy. His wounds kept rejuvenating his body. Han Fei felt his eyelids getting heavier.
He bit on the tip of his tongue, using the pain to keep himself awake.
Half an hour passed just like that. Suddenly Han Fei felt the temperature in the room drop again. He wanted to find something to cover his body but when he turned around, he saw a bleeding person hanging in the bathroom.
"Red … red dress?"
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